Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
I say, "A drink might help me sleep." I say,
"I don’t sleep much at all these days." I say,
"It’s cold. Besides, I’m broken."
Hard as earth, the love of the past.
The worth of the world has frozen still.
Like the sheet of ice collecting on the windshield of my car.
Where I caught my reflection frozen in the glass,
A perfect broken image of the future I’d envisioned in the past—
Corrupted by fate now, fractured, and fading away.
Replace, replace, replace,
all I felt promised to me.
To be the one who figured it out,
Who knew what to do,
Who knew how to feel and
Felt that
Love of the past,
The worth of the world,
Just set it ablaze and
Thaw me out.
Dim lit in a room dark red, where I said,
“Can’t seem to break off from the way I felt, but
I guess you understand, man. We had no chance.
I’m tired of fighting with the hand I’ve been dealt.
So, I take the cards they give me
And keep my protest on the inside of my mouth.
If the best I can do ain’t gonna stop what’s coming,
What’s the point in trying to change how the hand plays out?"
Don’t we all just die?
Don't we all? Don't we all?
Don’t we all just die?
Don't we all? Don't we all?
When you looked at the light,
Did it hurt your eyes? Did it hurt your eyes?
When you looked at the light,
Did it hurt you,
Like it hurt me?
"I don’t sleep much at all these days." I say,
"It’s cold. Besides, I’m broken."
Hard as earth, the love of the past.
The worth of the world has frozen still.
Like the sheet of ice collecting on the windshield of my car.
Where I caught my reflection frozen in the glass,
A perfect broken image of the future I’d envisioned in the past—
Corrupted by fate now, fractured, and fading away.
Replace, replace, replace,
all I felt promised to me.
To be the one who figured it out,
Who knew what to do,
Who knew how to feel and
Felt that
Love of the past,
The worth of the world,
Just set it ablaze and
Thaw me out.
Dim lit in a room dark red, where I said,
“Can’t seem to break off from the way I felt, but
I guess you understand, man. We had no chance.
I’m tired of fighting with the hand I’ve been dealt.
So, I take the cards they give me
And keep my protest on the inside of my mouth.
If the best I can do ain’t gonna stop what’s coming,
What’s the point in trying to change how the hand plays out?"
Don’t we all just die?
Don't we all? Don't we all?
Don’t we all just die?
Don't we all? Don't we all?
When you looked at the light,
Did it hurt your eyes? Did it hurt your eyes?
When you looked at the light,
Did it hurt you,
Like it hurt me?
Lyrics submitted by krikitarmy
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amazing song, but it's named "How I Feel"
amazing song, but it's named "How I Feel"
Another awesome LD song. Just a few corrections on the lyrics.
I think he says "worth of the world" not weight or words.
Also I'm pretty sure it's "I cannot stop what's coming, so what's the point in trying to change how the hand plays out?"
Its true, I think its "change how the hand plays out" as well. And I think its "the worth of the world, she set it ablaze"
Good corrections. I added them in.
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Amazing song. But it needs a different song title.
"Can't seem to break off from the way I felt"
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